Marble Chess Sets

Welcome to NOVICA’s Marble Chess Set Collection. Each having their own individual look and feel, our marble chess sets are crafted by the artisans who carve them by hand and add their own creativity to the superb native marble from which these chess sets are made.

Featured Artist

Odette Sierra is from the beautiful Mexican state of Puebla. Her father Edgar Sierra first opened their workshop 30 years ago.

Odette Sierra is from the beautiful Mexican state of Puebla. Her father Edgar Sierra first opened their workshop 30 years ago. Their town is renowned throughout Mexico for its carvings in onyx and marble. Submerged in this artistic heritage, the Sierras began crafting parquet tables in onyx and marble. During the history of their workshop they have come to perfect the fabrication of innumerable items, including chess sets, game sets, vases, sculptures, bathroom fixtures, and jewelry boxes.

The principal materials of the Sierra Family, onyx and marble, are mined in the Mexican states of Puebla and Oaxaca. A diamond disk is used to sculpt the stone, accompanied by large quantities of water. Once the desired shape is achieved the artisans finish the surface with emery board and a polisher.

The art of sculpting marble and onyx demands patience and virtue, both of which have been cultivated over time in the Sierra Family workshop.

Marble Chess Sets

From the 6th Century when the game of chess was invented along the border country of Persia and Afghanistan the game of chess has conquered the world of board games. After being introduced to Europe in the 9th Century by traders retuning from the Middle East, it has since become the most popular board game in the world, played everywhere from the Afghan to the glittering heights of the World Chess Championships.
Across the globe craftsmen and artisans have used many kinds of exotic locally grown materials to make chess pieces, but none are as beautiful or elegant as those chess sets hand made from pure marble.